The setting is in Winesburg, Ohio in the early 1900's. Intead of one defined story, the chapters are stories from different characters, in different time frames, that are all indirectly related to each other. The town sets up the plot since it's basically the main character. The town is small so therefore, news travels very fast. When there is a scandal, everyone knows about it. All of the families in Winesburg have past accidents and fallacies. Adolf Meyers had a problem with affection and would touch his students in weird ways. One kid claimed to be molested by him and the town went into a frenzy and chased after him. He escaped his old town with his life and he ended up in Winesburg. He had to change his name, to Wing Biddlebaum, so no one would find him.
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
The setting is in Winesburg, Ohio in the early 1900's. Intead of one defined story, the chapters are stories from different characters, in different time frames, that are all indirectly related to each other. The town sets up the plot since it's basically the main character. The town is small so therefore, news travels very fast. When there is a scandal, everyone knows about it. All of the families in Winesburg have past accidents and fallacies. Adolf Meyers had a problem with affection and would touch his students in weird ways. One kid claimed to be molested by him and the town went into a frenzy and chased after him. He escaped his old town with his life and he ended up in Winesburg. He had to change his name, to Wing Biddlebaum, so no one would find him.